The Pixel Watch 4 just learned two new nifty tricks
Google’s rolling out a mini drop that brings two new features to the tech giant’s latest Pixel Watch 4 and one new feature to last year’s Pixel Watch 3.
A significant software update is not just bringing smarter ‘Smart Replies’ to both the Pixel Watch 3 and Pixel Watch 4, it’s also bringing new one-handed gestures to the latest Pixel wearable.
Double Pinch
Google wants all Pixel Watch 4 users to be able to take quick actions like answering/ending calls, pausing timers, snoozing alarms, and more with a simple pinching gesture.
If this sounds similar to functionality offered by Apple and Samsung, that’s because it is. “If your hands are full wrapping gifts, a double pinch of your fingers can answer an incoming call,” wrote the tech giant, adding that it will soon begin offering helpful context hints right on the Pixel Watch 4’s screen to inform users when to use the feature.
Wrist Turn
Similar to double pinch, Pixel Watch 4 users are also gaining a wrist turn gesture that can quickly dismiss incoming calls, turn off alarms, or timers, silence notifications, and more. Think of it as a way to quickly flick a notification away to discreetly dismiss it.
Smarter ‘Smart replies’
Although the new Double Pinch and Wrist Turn gestures are exclusive to the Pixel Watch 4, enhanced Smart Replies are coming to both the Pixel Watch 3 and Watch 4. It’s worth noting that Smart Replies isn’t a new feature. Google is simply enhancing the feature’s quality.
The two wearables, leveraging an on-watch AI model that’s reportedly “twice as fast and uses half the battery to ensure you stay connected” (when compared to its predecessor), will now deliver a noticeable bump in reply suggestion quality. “In a blind study, 97% of users found the quality equal to or better than before,” wrote the tech giant.
Smarter smart replies and the two new gestures are rolling out now and should be widely available in the coming days!
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Source: Google - Case Material
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Aluminum
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41mm; 45mm
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Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 with Cortex M33 co-processor
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2GB
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32GB
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306mAh (41mm); 420mAh (45mm)
The Pixel Watch 3 is bigger, brighter, smarter, and more full-featured.
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Google Pixel Watch 4
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Aluminum
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41mm / 45mm
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AMOLED
- CPU
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Snapdragon W5 Gen 2
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2GB
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32GB
The newest Pixel Watch sports an eye-catching new look, up to 40 hours of battery life, and 6 months of Fitbit Premium for free.
